Born in Marlborough, Clayton started his rowing career in 1987 for MBC, and went onto win the Maadi Cup in 1991 for St. Bede’s College.  He made the U19 New Zealand Rowing team in 1991 and 1992 and went on to make the New Zealand U23 team in 1993.  After leaving school, he rowed at Premier Level for the Avon Rowing Club before moving back to Blenheim.  He rowed for Wairau for another few years before moving overseas.  After years away from rowing he has followed his sons back into the sport and has been coaching with MBC since 2020.

Grant started rowing under the banner of Blenheim Rowing Club in the mid-1970s and went on to become one of the original Master’s Rowers in Marlborough.  In 2012, wanting to come back to rowing to ensure boys got to enjoy the sport as much as he had, Grant started coaching.  Grant spearheads the recruitment drive for new MBC rowers. He has a passion for rowing, making sure that all boys who want to row can, and introducing new technologies for continual improvement.

Glen and his family are passionate about sports and the outdoors. Raised on the family farm in the Awatere Valley, he began rowing in the 1990s while boarding at Nelson College. In 1994, he joined the Wairau Club and enjoyed the following 3 years winning the Junior 4, Senior 4 and 2nd in the Premier Coxless 4 at Nationals. In 1995, he trained in Dunedin’s Winter conditions and stroked the NZ U23 Lightweight Coxless 4 in Brisbane. After rowing life, he enjoyed Motocross, Surf Ski Paddling, Rugby, Multisport and Coast to Coast. Currently operates his own Irrigation and Pumping Engineering business and plays Masters Hockey and enjoys having head-to-head battles with his daughter and son on the hockey turf, who have also experienced the rowing scene.

I began my rowing journey in 2015 through the Marlborough Boys’ College program. Spending many of my mornings and afternoons on the Wairau to only know it no other than my home.  In 2019, I transitioned to Christchurch Boys High School and had my most successful season, winning both the Springbok Shield and Maadi Cup.   Relocating back to Marlborough for work, I have always wanted to give back to the program and have since developed a passion for coaching and athlete development.

Kris began rowing in the 2015 Marlborough Boys’ College Program. Winning two gold medals in his first regatta at Twizel, Kris was well hooked into the excitement of the sport. Kris’s first two seasons resulted in two silver medals at the Maadi Cup in the U15 and U16 Quad.  Plagued by a back injury, Kris finished rowing in 2019 when he finished College as a year 13. Kris moved to Lincoln University to complete a bachelor’s degree in Viticulture and Oenology, and on coming back to the region in 2023, he has returned to the Club as a coach.